blog.netflix.com - 12/29/2008
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Netflix recently changed the DVD shipping process when your first choice movie is not available at the shipping center nearest you. We have 55 shipping centers throughout the U.S., including Anchorage, Alaska and Honolulu, Hawaii. Previously, if the movie you wanted was not in stock locally, we ...
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zatznotfunny.com - 12/23/2008
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zatznotfunny.com —
Since the news broke on Friday , I’ve
been obsessively diligently instructing my Roku Netflix box to...
check for the version 1.5 software update. While my serial number or region hasn’t yet been cleared for the upgrade and I’m ...
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Roku Netflix Box Now Streaming HD (For Some)
news.cnet.com - 12/23/2008
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Ding dong, the VCR is dead I've never
been very good at giving up on old technology....
I held on to my audio cassettes well into the compact disc era; my old Handspring Visor is still sitting in my desk drawer; and I admit that I still have an ...
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The end of the VHS era
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New Netflix Shipping Policy Offers Freebies for Late DVDs
AppScout —
... "Now, if your first choice is not available in your local shipping center, we immediately send the next locally available movie in your Queue, and whenever possible, we also send your first choice from another part of the country," Lyndon Wong, director of product management at Netflix, wrote in a blog post. ...
Netflix throws in a free movie while you wait for your movie that’s out
VentureBeat —
... If the movie you’ve requested isn’t available from your local distribution center (the one closest to where you live), Netflix will send it from another distribution center that has it and will also send the movie highest up on your queue (the list of movies you want) that is available at the local distribution center. While the wording of Netflix’s post on the issue isn’t the best, let’s be clear: This other movie being sent to you will not count against the number of rentals you can have out at once. ...
Netflix makes pro-consumer shipping adjustment to deal with long waits
Engadget HD —
... The pessimistic among us will insist that Netflix is implementing this change in order to avoid acquiring more new releases and ditching the infamous throttling process, but we still maintain that it's better than nothing. For absolutely zero dollars more ...
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